Shane Lowry - 2019 Champion Golfer of The Year (note first post please for posting guidance)

Mysterypunter

Exactly wrote: »

He already has an exemption from winning The Open.

That's handy so, how long is it for?

Mysterypunter

Mysterypunter wrote: »

That's handy so, how long is it for?

5 years I think. So 3 more at least.

joebloggs32

Mysterypunter wrote: »

That's handy so, how long is it for?

5 year exemption for all major winners to every other major.

abff

joebloggs32 wrote: »

5 year exemption for all major winners to every other major.

I wonder will that be extended by a year because there was no Open Championship last year?

dublin49

level par .pretty meh,par 5s let him down big time and with a better performance on them he wud have been much closer.I reckon the least you need on par 5s in Augusta is -8.They give you a buffer against the the inevitable bogeys that are out there.

TheRiverman

Looked so promising after those birdies on 2,5 and 7.

techdiver

abff wrote: »

I wonder will that be extended by a year because there was no Open Championship last year?

He's exempt until 60 at The Open anyway. The other majors were played so there won't be any change there.

abff

techdiver wrote: »

He's exempt until 60 at The Open anyway. The other majors were played so there won't be any change there.

Are you sure? I would have thought that it depends on whether the exemption for the other majors is defined as a five year exemption for winners of the Open or an exemption for the winner of the last five Opens.

dublin49

abff wrote: »

Are you sure? I would have thought that it depends on whether the exemption for the other majors is defined as a five year exemption for winners of the Open or an exemption for the winner of the last five Opens.

one for the lawyers there,hopefully he will win another British open in next few years and render it moot.

Trampas

Needs a caddie for next while if anyone isn’t busy

SeeMoreBut

Rose moves above him in Ryder Cup rankings

BoardsMember

Was impressed with his golf. He just couldn't buy a putt, but seems to be rolling them nicely dlso that will come.

CMcsporty

BoardsMember wrote: »

Was impressed with his golf. He just couldn't buy a putt, but seems to be rolling them nicely dlso that will come.

He said he was happy with his putting coming into the Masters.
I thought the new grip would take more time but yea it did look like he had a smooth action.
He is driving the ball beautifully. Looks effortless.
IF he can get the putter scoring he will be a real contender at the USPGA (Kiawah Island) next month.

PARlance

Given the new quarantine rules, it looks like he may be giving the Irish Open a miss.

Early days yet but that seems to be the position at the moment.

Neewollah

Watched most of his shots on the Masters app this week. Was really impressed with him from tee to green particularly the final round yesterday. His iron play was superb. Unfortunately got punished every time he hit a wayward shot, Drives on 1 and 18, 3 putt on 9 and into the water on 12.

Just didn't get his fair share of birdie putts all week. Seemed to miss a lot low which is easy to do on those greens I'd imagine.

I think all the signs going forward are positive. If the putts start rolling in I'd fancy him to win in the coming weeks.

dublin49

Must say the Masters APP was brillant for following Shane,every shot available ,hope the other Majors go with the same facility.Doubt the pay per view providers will be too happy though.Pointless watching SKY etc as they barely cover any of his shots.They wud prefer to Show Mickleson taking a pee than show Shane making birdies,was the same with Haro and Tiger.

Pdoghue

dublin49 wrote: »

Must say the Masters APP was brillant for following Shane,every shot available ,hope the other Majors go with the same facility.Doubt the pay per view providers will be too happy though.Pointless watching SKY etc as they barely cover any of his shots.They wud prefer to Show Mickleson taking a pee than show Shane making birdies,was the same with Haro and Tiger.

Shane was on shot tracker on Sky on Friday and I think Thursday as well.

Pdoghue

Pdoghue wrote: »

Shane was on shot tracker on Sky on Friday and I think Thursday as well.

He was actually on screen a fair bit this week. Partnering with Rose helped that.

The Masters website is one of the best I’ve ever seen though. So impressive.

basillarkin

dublin49 wrote: »

Must say the Masters APP was brillant for following Shane,every shot available ,hope the other Majors go with the same facility.Doubt the pay per view providers will be too happy though.Pointless watching SKY etc as they barely cover any of his shots.They wud prefer to Show Mickleson taking a pee than show Shane making birdies,was the same with Haro and Tiger.

sky dont have cameras at the masters surely?

fullstop

dublin49 wrote: »

Must say the Masters APP was brillant for following Shane,every shot available ,hope the other Majors go with the same facility.Doubt the pay per view providers will be too happy though.Pointless watching SKY etc as they barely cover any of his shots.They wud prefer to Show Mickleson taking a pee than show Shane making birdies,was the same with Haro and Tiger.

They showed nearly every shot he hit on the coverage on Thursday and Friday. He was in the featured group. If he was in contention they would have shown him a lot more over the weekend too.

Pdoghue

Pdoghue wrote: »

Shane was on shot tracker on Sky on Friday and I think Thursday as well.

Featured group I meant.

bustercherry

dublin49 wrote: »

Must say the Masters APP was brillant for following Shane,every shot available ,hope the other Majors go with the same facility.Doubt the pay per view providers will be too happy though.Pointless watching SKY etc as they barely cover any of his shots.They wud prefer to Show Mickleson taking a pee than show Shane making birdies,was the same with Haro and Tiger.

The Masters have built this capability over the course of the last 10 years (partnered with IBM) specifically for their tournament.

youcancallmeal

bustercherry wrote: »

The Masters have built this capability over the course of the last 10 years (partnered with IBM) specifically for their tournament.

It really is the gold standard now. We can only hope the PGA introduce this feature in future although I'm sure it wouldn't be free like it is with the Masters

RoadRunner

Because they record every shot the highlight reels for the masters are great and they can tell a better story then "here's the single shot we have for matsuyama for the first 2 days of the tournament" :pac:

The Big Easy

Was hoping he'd be on the featured group again here, but he's not, birdie on the first though

They have a featured group if Munoz, Durcan and Smith and I have no idea why, apart form Cameron Smith and even then?

Hopefully a good week for Shane on a course that suits and the keep the train going in the right direction ahead of a big summer.

paulie21

Who's on the bag for Shane?

paulie21

paulie21 wrote: »

Who's on the bag for Shane?

Niemann's Caddy. Known as The Animal apparently.

Two chip ins for Shane in his last 3 holes in his first nine holes of the rbc heritage at the beautiful harbour town golf links in South Carolina and Lowry is out in 2 under 33. Another 33 shots or less for his second nine will do quite nicely indeed for this Offaly magician around the greens.

dublin49

Golf Crazy Guy wrote: »

Two chip ins for Shane in his last 3 holes in his first nine holes of the rbc heritage at the beautiful harbour town golf links in South Carolina and Lowry is out in 2 under 33. Another 33 shots or less for his second nine will do quite nicely indeed for this Offaly magician around the greens.

I always think 2 or 3 chip ins are not really a good sign as could probably just as easy been bogeys.

boardise

Birdie-Bogey-Birdie-Bogey-Birdie-Bogey..just can't get on a roll.

The Big Easy

dublin49 wrote: »

I always think 2 or 3 chip ins are not really a good sign as could probably just as easy been bogeys.

Has probably the smallest greens on tour though, so chipping in is almost a pre-requisite to success around there.

I think even Boo Weekly used to chip in when winning around at Harbour Town.

bigtimecharlie

boardise wrote: »

Birdie-Bogey-Birdie-Bogey-Birdie-Bogey..just can't get on a roll.

Birdie on his 18th (the 9th). Good score in the morning sets him up for the weekend.

dublin49

birdie finish will make him feel slightly better,Doubt he will be happy with that though,thats the problem with the normal Tournaments.If you shoot close to level par in first round you are so far behind you have to shoot the lights out on the Friday.

DuckSlice

He needs a -6 today at least. I think he will comfortably make the cut but he needs to be near the top for Ryder cup points.

callaway92

boardise wrote: »

Birdie-Bogey-Birdie-Bogey-Birdie-Bogey..just can't get on a roll.

In that streak, two of the birdies were chip ins, which obviously isn't sustainable.

Not about not being able to get on a roll. He actually rescued a potentially really ugly 6 holes.

SeeMoreBut

The 3 ball of Shane, Poulter and Perez seem to be pushing each other on.

dublin49

on 7th ,201 to green ,2ft to hole,shud be -4 for day in a minute

TheRiverman

Looking good so far today.

dublin49

TheRiverman wrote: »

Looking good so far today.

Probably trying to win a tenner off poulter

paulie21

65 today. 3 shots off lead currently

bigtimecharlie

Ataboy Shane. That's more like it.

dublin49

etxp wrote: »

He needs a -6 today at least. I think he will comfortably make the cut but he needs to be near the top for Ryder cup points.

OK WHAT DO YOU WANT TOMORROW

TheRiverman

Great round, well done Shane.

Mysterypunter

Good stuff so far, just outside the top 10

PokeHerKing

Great round, going to need to repeat it today and tomorrow for a chance at the win though.

The Big Easy

PokeHerKing wrote: »

Great round, going to need to repeat it today and tomorrow for a chance at the win though.

Top 10 or top 5 would be a good result and another move in the right direction, keep the momentum building.

Shane is not a prolific winner, so I'd prefer he kept the win for one of the summer's really big prizes

The Big Easy

Shane looks like he's stripping it today, 3 birdies through 6 but one bad swing and a double on 4. Missed a couple of makeable ones too.

His game is definitely taking shape though

dublin49

Need Cink to comeback to field today

boardise

Tame fizzle out for Shane after a bright enough start. Still a slight sniff at a top twenty if putter heats up to produce a round in the mid sixties.

dball

4 under thru 14. tied 11th